​This Is the Fastest and Best Way to Charge Your iPhone

You probably don’t think much about charging your phone: You plug it into the charger, and go about your life, expecting it to be ready to go again in an hour or two. But, as Business Insider explains, you’ve been doing it all wrong—and you can charge your phone much, much faster with their “super charging” tips.

Granted, BI's post is from 2016, so excuse us for the late, late pass here, but nonetheless, this is cool. Here's what you need to know to soup up your phone in half the time.

Put your phone in airplane mode

It seems kind of random, but Business Insider says switching into airplane mode cuts all activity that drains your battery, like searching for a WIFI signal, receiving push notifications, and connecting to Bluetooth devices.

Use an iPad charger instead of an iPhone charger

Business Insider says that the most super-powered way to charge your phone is with an iPad wall charger. (At 2.1 amps per second, it can transfer more electricity per second than other chargers.) Basically, it’s going to work better than plugging your phone into your computer or using your regular old iPhone charger. However, Business Insider points out that the iPhone 6 and up chargers have been shown to work at 2.1 amps per second, so if you have a newer phone, you’re good to keep using your regular charger.

Step away from your phone

Seriously, hands off. Using your phone—even to check the time or how much its charged—slows you down.

Check out their video on it to see the benefits for yourself.

If you follow their rules, you should be able to charge an iPhone from zero to 10 percent in five minutes—that’s double the amount of time when you charge the old way.

This isn't the only handy iPhone trick in the book, either. If you're interested in knowing how you can easily save tons of storage space on your cluttered Apple device, then find out more here.

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